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Effects of a Diagnosis or Family History of Alcoholism on the Taste Intensity and Hedonic Value of Sucrose
Author(s) -
Tremblay Kristen A.,
Bona Jessica M.,
Kranzler Henry R.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.3109/10550490903206023
Subject(s) - family history , sweetness , preference , taste , psychology , alcohol , intensity (physics) , sucrose , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , food science , neuroscience , biology , biochemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , economics , microeconomics
Given inconsistent findings in published studies, we examined whether a personal lifetime history of alcohol dependence (AD) or a parental history of alcoholism affected preference for sweet solutions. Ninety‐three alcohol‐dependent subjects rated the intensity and hedonic value of five different sucrose solutions, which was compared with similar data from 122 subjects screened to exclude alcohol dependence. The effect of a family history of alcoholism (FH) was examined in the AD group. Neither the diagnosis of AD nor a family history of alcoholism was associated with ratings of sweetness intensity or sweet preference. These findings do not support the hypothesis that sucrose preference is positively associated with either a personal lifetime history of AD or a family history of alcoholism.